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Photo#575695
Wasp with long ovipositor - Cryptus albitarsis - female
Copyright © 2011 Ben Gray

Wasp with long ovipositor - Cryptus albitarsis - Female
Middlesex Fells, Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 10, 2011
Sorry for the obstructions in the image, this wasp was crawling around in the underbrush and these are the clearest shots I could manage. A very long ovipositor and a red abdomen on this wasp. ID help appreciated. Thanks!

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Wasp with long ovipositor - Cryptus albitarsis - female Wasp with long ovipositor - Cryptus albitarsis - female
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Contributed by Ben Gray on 12 September, 2011 - 8:24pm
Last updated 13 September, 2011 - 11:25am

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Moved
Moved from Ichneumon Wasps.
… Bob Carlson, 13 September, 2011 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ben Gray, 13 September, 2011 - 6:59am login or register to post comments

Ichneumonoidea
Smaller picture is the more informative. Grass stem covers crucial area of wing and base of metasoma for making more specific ID. Long antennae, ovipositor, and general body form clinch the superfamily. Something about the curvature of the metasoma suggests Ichneumonidae - but I wouldn't hang my reputation on that.
… josephfortier, 13 September, 2011 - 12:34am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the ID!
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